Thanks for the fortified wine education, Dr. Righteous and Saturn Dreams!
What is port-like alcohol called when it’s not from Portugal?
Having researched it more on the basis on the info here, it looks like it’ll be an oloroso cherry. As pointed out, they are cheaper than port, perhaps because sherries suffer from a bad association? When I think “sherry”, the image that comes to mind is a middle-aged alcoholic woman.
I will get the oloroso if available because it’ll keep good even after being opened, which less oxidized fortified wines do not handle well.
“Port.” 
Sometimes they get slapped down, sometimes they don’t.
I agree here. I’ve had a few 40 year, and the taste isn’t better, just different and the price is like 10x the cost of a 20.
As a regular port, I like Taylor-Fladgate. (there’s a knockoff that has a similar name. “Tayler” or something that’s just out-and-out disgusting. It tastes like wood varnish and shoe-polish smells. It’s also like $10.00/bottle and the labels look similar to Taylor-Flagate. Don’t buy it.
They have to call it port-style or something similar. Appellations are regulated by the country that conferred it, but that protection is only good for countries that recognize it. For example, the USA signed a bilateral agreement with the EU back in 2006 that officially recognized each other’s designated appellations, so US vintners could not sell their port-style wines as Port just as EU countries could not make Napa wines. (※There was a grandfather clause that allowed wineries selling region-protected wines before the pact came into effect to keep selling them using the same name as long as their place of origin was clearly stated. A good example of this would be Korbel Champagne from California.) However, if country doesn’t have an agreement like this in place, there is nothing to stop them from making another wine (or any product for that matter) and calling it port.
So, the booze ended up being Canasta cream, an oloroso sherry. 15$CAN.
The second bottle was a 1999 vintage porto bottled in 2001 from Sandeman. “Vau vintage” it’s called. I went into the store looking for an LBV tawny but was informed that there is no such thing as that combination. The Sandeman vintage was 25$CAN and recommended by the clerk so I bought it.
I think I prefer the sherry.
Port really needs the savory snack alongside, unless one is a port fanatic.